Necessary Info
Who we are
The ARAL (AI-driven Robotic Assistant for Logistics) project is an EU-funded initiative under the HORIZON-EIC-2026-AIC call (Proposal number: 101329116)
Data controller
The data controller responsible for the processing of your personal data for the ARAL project is the project coordinator:
- Controller: PAL ROBOTICS S.L.U.
- Registered address: CALLE PUJADES 77 79 PLANTA 7 PTA 7, 08005 BARCELONA, Spain
- Email: euprojects@pal-robotics.com
What is personal data?
Personal data means any information relating to an identified or identifiable natural person, such as your name, email address, or video/image data collected during project demonstrations.
Personal data we may collect
Depending on how you interact with the ARAL project, we may process personal data in the following categories:
- Identification and contact data: Name, email address, and organization when you communicate with us.
- Research and validation data: Camera-based or video-based data required for imitation learning, perception development, and pilot validation.
- Technical and browsing data: IP address, browser type, and pages visited on our website.
How we collect personal information
We collect personal data when you visit project-aral.eu, submit a contact inquiry, or participate as a volunteer in workshops, interviews, questionnaires, or robot interaction tests. The ARAL project explicitly does not involve or collect data from children, vulnerable groups, patients, or persons unable to provide informed consent.
Purposes and legal basis for process
- Managing inquiries and project communication: Processed based on legitimate interest to disseminate project results and respond to commercial or technical inquiries.
- Conducting research and pilots: Activities involving Video-to-Robot learning and validation rely on explicit informed consent. Participants receive specific information sheets and consent forms detailing the objectives and ensuring participation is strictly voluntary.
- Website analytics and security: Processed based on legitimate interest and consent (via your cookie preferences) to ensure proper website functionality.
Cookies and similar technologies
Our website uses strictly necessary cookies to ensure proper operation and analytics cookies to measure website performance and dissemination impact.
Analytics
We use analytics tools to track aggregated visitor metrics for European Commission reporting purposes. Analytics data is processed in pseudonymized form and is not used to directly identify website visitors.
Marketing and communications
As an EU research project, we may send newsletters or event invitations to interested stakeholders. You can unsubscribe from these communications at any time by clicking the unsubscribe link in our emails or by contacting euprojects@pal-robotics.com.
Recipients and service providers
Access to any collected data is strictly restricted to authorized personnel within the ARAL consortium. We do not sell your personal data to third parties.
International transfers
All data processing occurs within the European Union; it is not planned to export personal data from the EU to non-EU countries.
Data Retention
Retention periods are limited strictly to what is necessary for the project’s execution and auditing. Data is anonymized or pseudonymized whenever possible, and all data lifecycles are governed by the project’s formal Data Management Plan.
Your data protection rights
Subject to applicable law, you may request access, rectification, erasure, restriction, or data portability regarding your personal data. If you have provided consent for research participation, you may withdraw it at any time without any consequences. To exercise these rights, please contact euprojects@pal-robotics.com.
Security
We implement appropriate technical and organizational safeguards to protect your personal data, following an ethics-by-design and safety-by-design approach. Where required, we also prepare a specific Data Protection Impact Assessment for research activities.